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Personal Fortitude: courage in pain or adversity.

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       There are many descriptions of how a leader shall lead in some basic structure we call the foundations of leadership. We must understand the basics of any position we are tasked with no matter the rank from private to Staff/Senior NCO. As leaders, and without question, find the balance of the foundation and the leadership structure. The structure can be simple or as complicated as you want but remember the more complex the harder it is to lead. I refer to leadership structure as the knowledge, and skills utilized to build upon the foundation. What do you have to offer your team, unit, or company than the foundations? Learn more in my upcoming book The Tasking of Leadership Vol. 2. Click Here
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Don't Judge

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    During my tour of duty in the Marines in the Nineties, my opinion was that it was best to learn and experience the traditions of the Corps, as Vietnam Marines cherished and believed in traditions and purpose. I was blessed to have a few Vietnam Marines that were on their way towards retirement and were placed in instructor positions for the remaining year or two they had left. Thank God for them. I truly believe I survived several missions, all due to their valuable insight and guidance on how to survive in multiple combat environments, including any environmental terrain and conditions. This is true of the Marines who have had combat experience; no matter how short the exposure, there is always some sort of information you gain from a hostile environment that is critical and most valuable to pass on to the younger generation of Marines, and the same goes for any branch of service.      Make no mistake! When I was at the School of Infantry located in North ...
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Welcome to The Tasking of Leadership

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     Welcome to The Tasking of Leadership, where I share my experiences during my tour of duty in the United States Marine Corps as a Non-Commision Officer, NCO. The importance of leadership is not rank. We all get excited when we are promoted and achieve a new rank, and that is to be expected, and especially all the hard work, dedication, and commitment up until the promotion; cry me a river. Our first job is to learn, educate, and train as warriors, and anything up towards your promotion means that superior ranks saw some talent in your ability in a specific area or that you were promoted during your time in service.      In either case, a promotion does not make you a good leader; there is no epiphany! Those junior NCOs that lack tactical leadership qualities in skills, knowledge, and doing the right thing are mostly placed in leadership roles in supply chain, administration, or transport depot, etc., and frankly, I am glad that in my time of service I s...
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